spirochete
pronunciation
How to pronounce spirochete in British English:
UK ['spaɪərəki:t]
How to pronounce spirochete in American English:
US ['spaɪrəˌkit]
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- Noun:
- parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
Word Origin
- spirochete (n.)
- 1877, from Modern Latin Spirochæta, the genus name, from spiro- Modern Latin comb. form of Greek speira "a coil" (see spiral (adj.)) + Greek khaite "hair" (see chaeto-).
Example
- 1. The distinctive antibody of syphilis spirochete is positive .
- 2. Effect of periodontal basic treatment on the proportion of spirochete in subgingival plaques and periodontal status .
- 3. Have caught syphilis , the syphilis spirochete antibody previously is masculine gender 's all self 's life all .
- 4. The distinctive antibody determines the syphilis spirochete ( agglutination law )
- 5. Geographic uniformity of the lyme disease spirochete ( borrelia burgdorferi ) and its shared history with tick vector ( ixodes scapularis ) in the northeastern united states .